申请人:Boston Medical Center Corporation
公开号:US10544393B2
公开(公告)日:2020-01-28
This disclosure provides methods of making a megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell (MEP), comprising differentiating a stem cell into a MEP in culture in the presence of an aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) agonist. In some embodiments the stem cell is a pluripotent stem cell. In some embodiments the MEP co-expresses CD41 and CD235. In some embodiments the number of MEPs produced in the culture increases exponentially. Methods of making a red blood cell (RBC) by culturing a MEP in the presence of an AhR agonist are also provided. Methods of making a megakaryocyte and/or a platelet, comprising culturing a MEP in the presence of an AhR modulator are also provided. In some embodiments the AhR modulator is an AhR antagonist. This disclosure also provides compositions comprising at least 1 million MEPs per ml and compositions in which at least 50% of the cells are MEPs.
本公开提供了制造巨核细胞-红细胞祖细胞(MEP)的方法,包括在芳基烃受体(AhR)激动剂存在下,在培养过程中将干细胞分化成MEP。在某些实施方案中,干细胞是多能干细胞。在某些实施方案中,MEP共同表达CD41和CD235。在某些实施方案中,培养中产生的MEP数量呈指数增长。还提供了在 AhR 激动剂存在下培养 MEP 制造红细胞(RBC)的方法。还提供了制造巨核细胞和/或血小板的方法,包括在有 AhR 调节剂存在的情况下培养 MEP。在某些实施方案中,AhR 调节剂是 AhR 拮抗剂。本公开还提供了包含每毫升至少 100 万个巨核细胞的组合物,以及其中至少 50% 的细胞为巨核细胞的组合物。